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title: "Tichang Meaning: 提倡 (tíchàng) Means “to advocate”"
description: "提倡 (tíchàng) means “to advocate; to promote”. Hear its tones, see what 提 and 倡 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 提倡 mean?

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提倡 tíchàng

## to advocate; to promote

## Its characters

1. 提 tí to lift
2. 倡 chàng to advocate

## In a sentence

学校提倡学生多读书。 The school encourages students to read more.

三十年代，当时的政府就**提倡**喝开水。

From [中国人为什么爱喝热水？ · Why do Chinese people drink hot water?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-drink-hot-water#library-word-410-412)

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## More words with 提 or 倡

- [倡导 chàngdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdao)
- [倡议 chàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyi)
- [前提 qiántí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianti)
- [提拔 tíbá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiba)
- [提出 tíchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichu)
- [提到 tídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tidao)
- [提高 tígāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigao)
- [提供 tígōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigong)
- [提及 tíjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiji)
- [提交 tíjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tijiao)

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